Native Sons (Loggins and Messina album)
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| Native Sons | ||||
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| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Jim Messina's home ranch studio, Ojai, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Messina | |||
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Native Sons is the sixth and final studio album (and seventh overall release) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in January 1976. It was a departure from previous recordings owing to the presence of string sections, stronger emphasis on flute, minimized use of saxophone, downplayed country influences and Jim Messina's signature guitar work was barely in evidence. After a final concert in Hawaii, the duo quietly went their separate ways. The Messina-penned rock and roll song "Boogie Man" was later covered by Australian rock band The Blue Echoes.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweet Marie" | Jim Messina | Messina | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Pretty Princess" | Messina, Murray MacLeod | Messina | 6:55 |
| 3. | "My Lady, My Love" | Kenny Loggins | Loggins | 3:00 |
| 4. | "When I Was a Child" | Messina | Messina | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Wasting Our Time" | Loggins, John Townsend | Loggins | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Peacemaker" | Loggins, Townsend, Ed Sanford | Loggins | 5:02 |
| 2. | "It's Alright" | Messina, MacLeod | Messina (spoken introduction by actor Barry Sullivan) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Boogie Man" | Messina | Messina | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Fox Fire" | Loggins | Loggins | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Native Son" | Loggins, Dan Loggins | Loggins | 4:10 |
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar and acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Jim Messina – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro
- John Townsend – backing vocals
- Ed Sanford – backing vocals
- Murray MacLeod – vocals, backing vocals
- Merel Bregante – drums, timbales
- Jon Clarke – flute, English horn, oboe, baritone, bass, soprano and tenor saxophone, soprano recorder
- Vince Denham – flute, bass clarinet, alto, soprano and tenor saxophone
- Steve Forman – percussion, vibraphone
- Richard Greene – fiddle, mandolin, mandocello
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Larry Sims – bass, backing vocals
- Don Roberts – clarinet, alto flute, alto, baritone, soprano and tenor saxophone
- Mike Rubini – keyboards
